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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump's Truth Social Is Banning Users Who Post About Jan. 6 Hearings, According to Reports … The irony is rich: Truth Social, Donald Trump's Twitter copycat claiming it is “free from political discrimination,” has reportedly banned users who posted information from Thursday's congressional hearing …
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Mock Paper Scissors, Techdirt and Crooks and Liars
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
History will accept only one Jan. 6 narrative. This committee has it. — The Jan. 6 committee's riveting televised opening night might not have converted the pro-Trump revisionists, but it has left them without excuses. The evidence is overwhelming that a sitting president gathered …
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The Hill, National Review, Off The Mall, The Atlantic, America, America, CBS News, USA Today, Commentary Magazine, New York Times and The Dispatch
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Hits Back at Daughter's Account That She Accepted His Election Loss — The former president, responding to videotaped testimony played at the Jan. 6 hearing, said Ivanka Trump had been “checked out” and was not involved in studying the election results. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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The Full Belmonte, PBS NewsHour, Raw Story, ABC News, HuffPost, New York Post, IJR, New York Magazine and The Times of Israel
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Cheney leaves Trump and his GOP apologists reeling — Constitutional democracies are rarely destroyed by a single blow. Their citizens often sleepwalk into catastrophe, discovering too late that a degree of timely vigilance could have preserved their system of self-rule.
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Common Dreams, politicususa.com, Raw Story, OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alter, CBS News, The Hill and Boston.com
Washington Post:
How the Jan. 6 hearing played out on the pro-Trump web — Ironically, online accounts that helped organize the insurrection tried to debunk the evidence the Jan. 6 committee presented Thursday — Former president Donald Trump's supporters scrambled to defend him online in the hours …
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Military Times, Axios, Raw Story, Melisanisa's Newsletter, Virginia Mercury, The Daily Caller and MSNBC
New York Times:
Jan. 6 Panel Puts Focus on Cabinet Discussions About Removing Trump — Other reports verify Representative Liz Cheney's assertion that cabinet members considered using the 25th Amendment to oust Donald Trump after the assault on the Capitol. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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CNN, Crooks and Liars, Raw Story, PBS NewsHour, Roll Call and New York Times
Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump's Jan. 6 testimony exposes family strain — The former president called his daughter ‘checked out’ after investigators showed her accepting that his election fraud claims were false — Former president Donald Trump has demanded that many of his aides and advisers claim privilege …
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Wall Street Journal, Metro.co.uk, Media Matters for America, Bloomberg, BizPac Review, HuffPost and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
The Evidence of the Jan. 6 Committee
The Evidence of the Jan. 6 Committee
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The Hill, Vox, TheGrio, No Tribe, Washington Post, Slate, The Guardian, YouTube, Axios, Salon and The Moderate Voice
New York Post:
Donald Trump, Democrats are obsessed with 2020 — GOP should look to the future
Donald Trump, Democrats are obsessed with 2020 — GOP should look to the future
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The Hill, Don Surber, Raw Story and National Review
Jason Easley / politicususa.com:
Trump Is Banning People On Truth Social For Posting About 1/6 Committee Hearing
Trump Is Banning People On Truth Social For Posting About 1/6 Committee Hearing
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New York Times:
Should Biden Run in 2024? Democratic Whispers of ‘No’ Start to Rise. — In interviews, dozens of frustrated Democratic officials, members of Congress and voters expressed doubts about the president's ability to rescue his reeling party and take the fight to Republicans. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Philip Klein / National Review:
Are Democrats Laying the Groundwork to Ditch Biden in 2024? — As it becomes more apparent by the day that President Biden is too old for his job, it seems Democrats are starting to lay the groundwork to abandon ship ahead of 2024. — In a story one would not have expected to see back when the Left …
W. James Antle III / Washington Examiner:
White House talks up ‘historic’ economy as inflation-weary voters doubt Biden
White House talks up ‘historic’ economy as inflation-weary voters doubt Biden
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The Federalist and The Daily Wire
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
'I'm not afraid of clowns': Republican defends vote to impeach Trump — Tom Rice of South Carolina says of his vote to impeach ‘I have a duty to uphold the constitution’ as he faces tough primary — One of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump over the deadly Capitol attack insisted …
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Maya King / New York Times:
Days before his South Carolina primary, a G.O.P. congressman who voted to impeach Trump stands by his vote. — Representative Tom Rice is bracing for a tough runoff election against a Trump-backed challenger following Tuesday's primary. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Misty Severi / Washington Examiner:
Trump endorses Britt in Alabama Senate runoff months after dumping Brooks
Trump endorses Britt in Alabama Senate runoff months after dumping Brooks
Todd Stacy / Alabama Daily News:
Poll shows Britt leading Brooks in Senate runoff
Poll shows Britt leading Brooks in Senate runoff
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Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Resistance Porn Ratings Fail: Jan. 6 Committee Hearing Crushed by ‘Young Sheldon’ Rerun — CBS opted to bump a Young Sheldon rerun from its 8 p.m. primetime slot in favor of the Jan 6th committee hearing on Thursday evening. The decision backfired. — Just 3.24 million people watched the network's …
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The TV Ratings Guide, RedState, Power Line, Washington Examiner and The Daily Wire
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Bill D'Agostino / Newsbusters:
Broadcast Networks' Jan 6 Hearings Drew Smaller Audiences than Nightly Newscasts Last Week
Broadcast Networks' Jan 6 Hearings Drew Smaller Audiences than Nightly Newscasts Last Week
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Twitchy and Just The News
John Koblin / New York Times:
More Than 19 Million Watched Jan. 6 Hearing, Early Tally Shows
More Than 19 Million Watched Jan. 6 Hearing, Early Tally Shows
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Washington Post:
Ukraine is running out of ammunition as prospects dim on the battlefield — Hopes that Ukraine will be able to reverse Russian gains are fading in the face of superior firepower — SLOVYANSK, Ukraine — The euphoria that accompanied Ukraine's unforeseen early victories against bumbling Russian troops …
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Zandar Versus The Stupid and New York Times
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Surging gas prices are squeezing the U.S. economy — and the White House — The upward march of fuel costs has emerged as one of the chief domestic political threats to the Biden administration ahead of the midterm elections. — With the average price of gas nationwide topping $5/gallon early Saturday …
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Washington Post:
The shadow race is underway for the Republican presidential nomination — At least 15 potential 2024 candidates are traveling the country, huddling with donors or testing out messages — even if Trump runs — One day last month, Mike Pence secretly huddled with some of Michigan's top donors …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Giuliani hit with ethics charges by Washington D.C. authorities over false election claims — The District of Columbia office that polices attorneys for ethical misconduct filed charges on Friday against President Donald Trump's former attorney, Rudy Giuliani, over baseless claims …
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UPI, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
DC bar brings ethics charges against Rudy Giuliani over election fraud claims
DC bar brings ethics charges against Rudy Giuliani over election fraud claims
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Insider, Politico, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Tim Carman / Washington Post:
Martin's potato rolls face boycott calls over owner's politics — From the Middle East to the Midwest, thousands of restaurants rely on the breads and buns produced by Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, a family-owned wholesaler based in Pennsylvania whose pillowy potato rolls have become the preferred sandwich base for countless chefs.
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Michael Putney / WPLG-TV:
Question for Fla. Republican senator: You OK with Proud Boys on Miami-Dade GOP exec committee? — DORAL, Fla. - A former Republican lawmaker is calling for a former Republican senator and Miami-Dade Commissioner to take action to remove members of the far-right group Proud Boys from the Miami-Dade GOP Executive Committee.